The Chattanooga Area Food Bank Annual Spring Garden Tour is just around the corner and we hope you’ll join them to view the spectacular artistry of our local gardeners.

Tickets are $20, available beginning May 15 at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank (cash, credit, or check accepted Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm, Friday 8am-2pm). Also available during the tour at each of the garden sites May 30 and May 31 (CASH OR CHECK ONLY). See the Food Bank web site for garden locations.

Well, it is that time of year again. spring is around the corner and we all are itching to get out in the gardens.

It is also time for the 21th Annual Beginning & Newcomer Gardening Classes, which will again be held at UT Extension, on 4 consecutive Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, March 8, 15, 22, 29. This class is open to the public. Cost is $50. Price includes: notebooks, door prizes, refreshments and questions answered by U.T. trained personnel.

This year the Hamilton County Master Gardeners is celebrating twenty years of service to the community.

At the 2014 Hamilton County Fair, held on September 27-28 at Chester Frost Park, our exhibit included demonstrations of composting, raised beds, bonsai, mulching, and a bug & insect display, and also highlighted several of our service projects –